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Assessing multivariate constraints to evolution across ten long-term avian studies.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Teplitsky Celine, Tarka Maja, Møller Anders P, Nakagawa Shinichi, Balbontín Javier, Burke Terry A, Doutrelant Claire, Gregoire Arnaud, Hansson Bengt, Hasselquist Dennis, Gustafsson Lars, de Lope Florentino, Marzal Alfonso, Mills James A, Wheelwright Nathaniel T, Yarrall John W, Charmantier Anne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In a rapidly changing world, it is of fundamental importance to understand processes constraining or facilitating adaptation through microevolution. As different traits of an organism covary, genetic correlations are expected to affect evolutionary trajectories. However, only limited empirical data are available. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We investigate the extent to which multivariate...
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